Improvement in meat-hooks



l' device;

SAMUEL WEAVER, orrorrsrowN, PENNSYLVANIA.

' Letters Patent No. 107,839, (1aed september 27,1810.

" IMPRovi-:MEN-r nl MEAT-Hooke `'.lhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of the same To alla-1mm t't mag/,convenu l Beit known that `I,`SAMUEL WEAvER, of Pottstown, in the county of Montgomery and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MeatHooks; .and do hereby'declare that the followingiisa full, clear, and exact descripticn thereof', reference beingv had to the accompanying drawing making a part of 'this' specification, in which i ,f

Figure 1 is a plan' view of the upper side of my lFigure 2A is a side elevation of `the same as applied VFigure `3 is a vertical central section on the line a; :v of ig.l2.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures. l The object of my invention is to. furnish a meathook capable of ready attachment to or removal from oor-j'oists, rafters, 85o.; and

It consists in the peculiar' construction and arrange-` p ment'of the various parts of' the device, whereby this esulltis obtained,-substantiallyas hereinafter set ort i In the annexed drawing- I A A represents a circular metal plate or disk, provided upon or within its inner face with a groove, B, passf ing from side to side across its center', and, having a wedge ordovetail sha-pe vertically.

l, Fitted to or within` the groove B are the lo'wer ends of two jaws, C, which 1`rol`n` thence. extend upward in para1lel lines, and are provided upon their contiguous `faces with serrations or projecting points, c, one of said jaws', C', being rmly secured in posit-ion, while the other jaw, O, slidesgfreely within said slot.

` A screw, D,journaledwithin one of .the jaws G', andfitted into-a nut within the opposite jaw O, furnishesa means-whereby the same maybe moved apart Vor drawn together', as occasion requires;

'lhe lower side of the. disk A is recessed, a, to a slight depth, so `as to receive and contain a corres# pending boss, c, projecting upward from the face of a I second disk, E,A which disk corresponds in exterior size and shape with said disk A, and is secured loosely thereto by means of a bolt, F, passing downward` through both parts, and provided upon its lower end with a screw, f, and nut, f', and upon its upper end with a head, F', which fits into a recess within the hottom .of the groove B.

y One or more hooks, G, secured to or within the periphery of the disk E, complete the device, the operv- .ation of which .is as follows: f

The jaws are separated u ntil they will pass over a juist or other timber, to which the dcviceis to be at#l taelied, and are then drawn together ly means 0f the screw, until the Serrat-ions or points, upon their inner faces are imbedded within the wood, and said `faces have a firm hearing upon 'the same. The. hooks may now be used for suspending meat or other articles,

and, as the lower disk revolves freely, said hooks and,

their'contents may be readily turned, asoccasion may require. When notvneeded for use, o1' required in another place, the device may be readily released by4 y a few turns of `the screw.

The especial advantages possessed by this devicei consists in the ease with which it may be secured in or removed from position; in its efficiency, and in the simplicity of its construction and comparatively small cost'.

Having thus fully' set forth the nature and merits of my invention, j i

What I-claiin as new is-vv t The hereinbefore-deseribed meat-hook, consisting of `the `disks' A and E, the jaws-,O and O', the Vscrews D and F, andthe hooks G, constructed and arranged substantially as and furthe purpose shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing,

Witnesses: SAMUEL WEAVER.

Guo, VANBUsKIRK, JNO. S. WEILER;

I have I -hereunto set my hand this 9th day of September, 

